urinate

American

[yoor-uh-neyt] / ˈyʊər əˌneɪt /

verb (used without object)

urinated, urinating

to pass or discharge urine.

urinate British

/ ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt /

verb

(intr) to excrete or void urine; micturate

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Other Word Forms

urination noun
urinative adjective

Etymology

Origin of urinate

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ūrīnātus, past participle of ūrīnāre, equivalent to Latin ūrīn ( a ) urine + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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The elephants, after ransacking her house and eating her corn, urinated on what remained of her grain supply.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was getting blood in my urine... it was hurting all the time to urinate."

From BBC

Common symptoms of ovarian cancer include persistent bloating, persistent pelvic or abdominal pain, feeling full quickly or an inability to eat, and an increased or urgent need to urinate.

From BBC

Some symptoms can include fever, chills with cough, shortness of breath if the bacteria infect the lung, and pain or blood when urinating if the bladder/kidneys are infected.

From Los Angeles Times

Some people with kidney failure cannot urinate, so a machine cleans the body of toxins and excess fluid.

From BBC

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